Human Rights

[ad_1] BEIJING: The children of human rights advocates in China are being punished for their parents’ activism as Beijing intensifies a crackdown on civil society, a rights group warned on Monday.China has long stood accused of suppressing human rights, especially in the troubled regions of Xinjiang and Tibet as well as more recently in the former British colony of Hong Kong.Beijing consistently denies abuses and claims the allegations are…

[ad_1] LONDON: Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That is the question the European Court of Human Rights addressed in Strasbourg, France, as it ruled on three separate climate cases as part of a growing trend of communities bringing climate lawsuits against governments. The verdicts set a precedent for future litigation on how rising temperatures affect people’s right to a liveable planet.WHAT ARE THE LAWSUITS? The…

[ad_1] STRASBOURG: Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change, siding with a group of older Swiss women against their government in a landmark ruling that could have implications across the continent. The European Court of Human Rights rejected two other, similar cases on procedural grounds – a high-profile one brought by Portuguese young people and another…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a historic judgment on Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights declared that nations must enhance their efforts to shield their citizens from the adverse impacts of climate change. This ruling came as the court sided with a group of Swiss elders against their government, setting a precedent for future legal actions across the continent.Swiss state found lacking in climate actionThe court found Switzerland in…